"1990, President George H. W. Bush used an obscure 1953 law to permanently ban oil and gas development in California's Monterey Bay. In November, 2017, President Obama used the same law to ban oil exploration from Hearst Castle to Point Arena in Mendocino County, California. In July 2017, under the direction of Executive Order 13795 from President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Commerce began re-evaluating the protected status of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, which includes the Davidson Seamount off the coast of Big Sur. The seamount, at long, wide, and high, is one of the largest in"
"backpacking, scenic driving, and camping are activities that can be done in Big Sur. There is a wide variety of wildlife in Big Sur, some of these animals include: California condors, peregrine falcons, elephant seals, mountain lions, and blue whales. Big Sur offers both State Parks and privately owned campgrounds, which include both tent and RV camping. Los Padres National Forest is a United States National Forest maintained by the United States Forest Service. The forest is 1.75 million acres that spans throughout Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Kern Counties. The Northern Division of the forest, Monterey"
"submarines. Big Creek State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area Big Creek State Marine Reserve (SMR) and Big Creek State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) are two adjoining marine protected areas that lie offshore of Big Sur on California’s central coast. The combined area of these marine protected areas is . The SMR protects all marine life within its boundaries. Fishing and take of all living marine resources is prohibited. Within the SMCA fishing and take of all living marine resources is prohibited except the commercial and recreational take of salmon, albacore, and the commercial take of spot prawn. Big Creek"
"the United States Post Office in Washington D.C. to change the name of their post office from Arbolado to Big Sur, and the rubber stamp using that name was returned on March 6, 1915, cementing the name in place. Big Sur is renowned worldwide for its natural features and relatively pristine scenery. The Big Sur coast has been called the ""longest and most scenic stretch of undeveloped coastline in the [contiguous] United States."" The region has been described as a ""national treasure that demands extraordinary procedures to protect it from development."" The ""New York Times"" wrote that it is ""one"
"to another public right-of-way through the ranch. The mouth of the Little Sur River and the mile-long Little Sur River beach are within the boundaries of the El Sur Ranch, and Hill has posted no trespassing signs prominently on the fence along Highway 1. While the beach below the mean high tide line is open to the public, the law does not permit individuals to trespass on private property to reach the public beach. Individuals who trespass to reach the beach have been cited. El Sur Ranch The El Sur Ranch, located on the Big Sur coast of California, has"
"Grand Strand The Grand Strand is a large stretch of beaches on the East Coast of the United States extending from Little River to Georgetown in the U.S. State of South Carolina. It consists of more than along an essentially uninterrupted arc of beach land, beginning around the Little River and terminating at Winyah Bay. The population of the Grand Strand was 329,449 at the 2010 United States Census. The term Grand Strand dates back to a November 19, 1949 ""The Myrtle Beach Sun"" column titled ""From the Grandstand"" and another titled ""From the Grand Strand"" on December 3, 1949"
"Big Creek State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area Big Creek State Marine Reserve (SMR) and Big Creek State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) are two adjoining marine protected areas that lie offshore of Big Sur on California’s central coast. The combined area of these marine protected areas is . The SMR protects all marine life within its boundaries. Fishing and take of all living marine resources is prohibited. Within the SMCA fishing and take of all living marine resources is prohibited except the commercial and recreational take of salmon, albacore, and the commercial take of spot prawn. Big Creek SMR"
"Ponderosa Campground Ponderosa Campground is a United States Forest Service campground in the high country of Big Sur, on the central coast of California in the Los Padres National Forest. The campground has 21 sites set in a high valley adjacent to the Nacimiento River, featuring a canopy of Ponderosa Pine, Oak, Madrone, and California Sycamore trees. Each site includes a picnic table, fire ring, and pedestal grill. The campground is on the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road. Big Sur is an unincorporated region along the central coast of California; located along Highway one between Santa Lucia Mountains and the Pacific Coast. Hiking,"
"Anderson Canyon The Anderson Canyon region of Big Sur, California, also known as Anderson Creek, is a historically notable part of the Big Sur coast. It is located directly south of the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and was home to a Highway One work camp as well as the Anderson Creek Gang which consisted of bohemians including Henry Miller and Jean Varda. The region is located within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Sea Otter Refuge, and California condor reintroduction area. The region is privately owned and completely surrounded by Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. It is the next"
"of a popular restaurant, Nepenthe. A number of well-known films are set in Big Sur, including ""The Sandpiper"" (1965), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint and Charles Bronson. The 1974 film ""Zandy's Bride"", starring Gene Hackman and Liv Ullmann, was also based in the region. In 2013, Jack Kerouac's novel ""Big Sur"" was adapted into a film of the same name, starring Kate Bosworth and directed by the actress' husband, Michael Polish. , 19 movies had been filmed in the Big Sur region, beginning with ""Suspicion"" in 1941. In 1995, prominent environmentalist David Brower published ""Not Man Apart:"
"of the Coast Property Owners Association, criticized the lack of rest rooms. He says, ""It's a 'scenic highway' with piles of shit up and down the highway."" The land use restrictions that preserve Big Sur's natural beauty also mean that visitor accommodations are limited, often expensive, and places to stay fill up quickly during the busy summer season. There are no urban areas, just three small clusters of restaurants, gas stations, motels, and camp grounds: Posts in the Big Sur River valley, Lucia, near Limekiln State Park, and Gorda, on the southern coast. Scattered among these distant settlements are nine"
"reopened on July 18, 2018 at a cost of $54 million. The Santa Lucia Mountain Range, which dominates the Big Sur region, is long, extending from Carmel in the north to the Cuyama River in San Luis Obispo County. The Santa Lucia Mountains are characterized by extremely steep slopes, all associated with watersheds flowing directly or indirectly into the Pacific Ocean. The range is of recent tectonic origin, and is rugged, steep and dissected by deep stream canyons. The general trend of the range is northwest-southeast, paralleling the numerous faults that transect the area. Big Sur's Cone Peak, at an"
"Gulf Coast of the United States The Gulf Coast of the United States is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico. The coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and these are known as the ""Gulf States"". The economy of the Gulf Coast area is dominated by industries related to energy, petrochemicals, fishing, aerospace, agriculture, and tourism. The large cities of the region are (from west to east) McAllen, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Houston, Galveston, Beaumont, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Biloxi, Mobile,"
"many locations where tourists visit. The television series ""Big Little Lies"" which is filmed in the Monterey and Big Sur area draws a number of visitors. But these visitors can't find restrooms, and often resort to defecating in the bushes near locations like the Bixby Creek Bridge. There are only 17 public bathrooms including porta-potties along the entire coast. Some restrooms are found within the state parks or U.S. Forest Service campgrounds, at parks, and at some of the beaches. Some of these locations require entry fees, even to use the bathrooms. But many of the bathrooms are not visible"
"since the 1930s and was published by Knight Ridder before that company was bought by The McClatchy Company. There are by several weekly papers, including ""The Weekly Surge"", the ""Myrtle Beach Herald"", and the ""Horry Independent"". Grand Strand The Grand Strand is a large stretch of beaches on the East Coast of the United States extending from Little River to Georgetown in the U.S. State of South Carolina. It consists of more than along an essentially uninterrupted arc of beach land, beginning around the Little River and terminating at Winyah Bay. The population of the Grand Strand was 329,449 at"
"North Coast (California) The North Coast of California (also called the Redwood Empire or the Redwood Coast) is the region in Northern California that lies on the Pacific coast between San Francisco Bay and the Oregon border. It commonly includes Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte counties and sometimes includes two counties from the San Francisco Bay area, Marin and Sonoma. Much of the area is rural, and the only city within the region with a population of over 100,000 is Santa Rosa. Despite their relatively smaller size to the major cities elsewhere in the state, many of the region's cities"
"908 which gave the Coastal Conservancy responsibility for completing the trail. In Monterey County, the trail is being developed in two sections: the Big Sur Trail and the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Trail. In 2007, the Coastal Conservancy began to develop a master plan for the stretch of coast through Big Sur from near Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to the Carmel River. A coalition of Big Sur residents began developing a master plan to accommodate the interests and concerns of coastal residents, but progress on an official trail stalled. The coastal trail plan is intended to be respectful"
"of an illegal campfire in the Garrapata Creek watershed. After it burned 57 homes in the Garrapata and Palo Colorado Canyon areas, fire fighters were able to build lines around parts of the Big Sur community. A bulldozer operator was killed when his equipment overturned during night operations in Palo Colorado Canyon. Coast residents east of Highway 1 were required to evacuate for short periods, and Highway 1 was shut down at intervals over several days to allow firefighters to conduct backfire operations. Visitors avoided the area and tourism revenue was impacted for several weeks. Big Sur typically enjoys a"
"Wild California"", the Richard Burton and Liz Taylor classic ""The Sandpiper"", and more recently in a feature film based on Jack Kerouac's ""Big Sur"". Anderson Canyon also stands in for the Esalen Institute setting in the series finale of the television show ""Mad Men"". Anderson Canyon The Anderson Canyon region of Big Sur, California, also known as Anderson Creek, is a historically notable part of the Big Sur coast. It is located directly south of the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and was home to a Highway One work camp as well as the Anderson Creek Gang which consisted of"
"Big Sur Coast is protected by the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Within that sanctuary are other conservation areas and parks. The onshore topography that drops abruptly into the Pacific continues offshore where a narrow continental shelf drops to the continental slope in only a few miles. The ocean reaches a depth of more than just offshore. Two deep submarine canyons cut into the shelf near the Big Sur coast: the Sur Submarine Canyon, reaching a depth of just south of Point Sur, and Partington Submarine Canyon, which reaches a similar depth of offshore of Grimes Canyon. Like underwater parks,"
"Little Sur River The Little Sur River and its South Fork tributary comprise a long river on the Central Coast of California. They drain a watershed of about of the Big Sur area, a thinly settled region of the Central California coast where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. The South Fork and the North Fork both have their headwaters in the Ventana Wilderness, straddling Mount Pico Blanco. Portions west of the national forest and Old Coast Road lie within the El Sur Ranch. The forks converge about before the river empties into the Pacific Ocean."
"was established in 1994 and Big Creek SMCA was established in September 2007 by the California Fish & Game Commission. It was one of 29 marine protected areas adopted during the first phase of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative. The Marine Life Protection Act Initiative (or MLPAI) is a collaborative public process to create a statewide network of marine protected areas along the California coastline. These two marine protected areas adjoin each other off the coast of Big Sur. In the waters off the Big Sur/Big Creek coast are a series of narrow and steep finger canyons that serrate"
"land. The Big Sur Local Coastal Plan, approved by Monterey County Supervisors in 1981, states that the region is meant to be an experience that visitors transit through, not a destination. For that reason, development of all kinds is severely restricted. Besides sightseeing from the highway, Big Sur offers hiking and outdoor activities. There are a large number of state and federal lands and parks, including McWay Falls at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, one of only two waterfalls on the Pacific Coast that plunge directly into the ocean. The waterfall is located near the foundation of a grand stone"
"Andrew Molera State Park Andrew Molera State Park is a relatively undeveloped state park on the Big Sur coast of California, United States, preserving land as requested by former owner Frances Molera. Situated at the mouth of the Big Sur River, the property was part of the Rancho El Sur land grant, and later owned by Californio pioneer John B. R. Cooper and his descendants. Cooper's grandchildren Andrew and Frances Molera inherited the property from their mother in 1918, and after Andrew died in 1931, Frances stipulated in 1965 that the park should be named for her brother, who popularized"
"Alan Watts, were cut from the film. Much of the filming was in Monterey County, California, including Big Sur, where the events of the novel take place. Music was composed by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National. The film was in post-production as of February 2012. A teaser trailer was released on Vimeo on September 23. On ""Rotten Tomatoes"", the film currently has a score of 42%, based on 19 reviews. Big Sur (film) Big Sur is a 2013 adventure drama film written and directed by Michael Polish. It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same"
"forest is . It consists largely of Jeffrey pine (""Pinus jeffreyi"") forests, although old-growth coast redwood (""Sequoia Sempervirens""), coast Douglas-fir (""Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii""), and white fir (""Abies concolor"") are also found there. In 2008, scientist J. Michael Fay published a map of old growth redwoods in and around Big Sur as a result of his transect of the entire redwood range. Due to the very dry summers, forest fires in Los Padres National Forest are always a risk. In 1965, a truck driven by country singer Johnny Cash caught fire, and burned several hundred acres in Ventura county. In"
"Pismo State Beach Pismo State Beach is a beach on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California. It is approximately 17 miles long and fronts the towns of Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, and Oceano in San Luis Obispo County. It is managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The area includes a beach and dunes. The beach offers many attractions such as camping, hiking, swimming, surfing, and fishing, and is home to the famous Pismo clam. It is a popular place to bird watch and is the largest over-wintering colony of monarch butterflies in the U.S."
"million grant from the Coastal Conservancy. Although owned by a public agency and purchased with public funds, the public is not allowed to access the property. Point Lobos Ranch was seen in an episode of Bay Area Backroads. Point Lobos Ranch Point Lobos Ranch is an parcel of land in the northern region of Big Sur, California, United States. It is owned by the California State Park System which since acquiring the land in 2001 has stated that the land is being held for possible use as a state park. Point Lobos Ranch is located south of Carmel by the"
"in 2014 by the American Automobile Association. Most of the 4 to 5 million tourists who currently visit Big Sur each year never leave Highway 1, because the adjacent Santa Lucia Range is one of the largest roadless coastal areas in the entire United States; Highway 1 offers the only paved access into and out of the region. The beauty of the scenery along the narrow, two-lane road attracts enormous crowds during summer vacation periods and holiday weekends, and traffic is frequently slow. Visitors have reported to the California Highway Patrol hours-long stop-and-go traffic from Rocky Creek Bridge to Rio"
"an automotive art exhibit. At the county level, Pebble Beach is currently represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Dave Potter. In the State Assembly, Pebble Beach is in . In the State Senate, it is in . In the United States House of Representatives, Pebble Beach is in . Pebble Beach is in Monterey County on the Monterey Peninsula at . It is bordered by Carmel-by-the-Sea to the south, Pacific Grove to the north, the City of Monterey to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Big Sur is about a drive south on"
"Big Sur (film) Big Sur is a 2013 adventure drama film written and directed by Michael Polish. It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac. The story is based on the time Kerouac spent in Big Sur, California, and his three brief sojourns to his friend Lawrence Ferlinghetti's cabin in Bixby Canyon. These trips were taken by Kerouac in an attempt to recuperate from his mental and physical deterioration due to his sudden success. The film debuted on January 23, 2013, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where it received generally positive reviews."
"Malpaso Creek Malpaso Creek is a small, coastal stream south of Carmel in Monterey County, California, USA. It is generally regarded as the northern border of Big Sur in central coastal California. The creek and its canyon also defines the northern border of Garrapata State Park. The mouth of the creek is located at Little Malpaso Beach where there is a small white sandy beach, tide pools, and a narrow cave. The American film actor, director, and producer Clint Eastwood has spent much of his life in this area and named his film company Malpaso Productions after the creek to"
"Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a United States national forest in southern and central California. Administered by the United States Forest Service, Los Padres includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to . The forest is approximately in area, of which or about 88% are public lands; the rest are privately owned inholdings. The forest is divided between two noncontiguous areas. The northern division is within Monterey County and includes the beautiful Big Sur Coast and scenic interior areas. This is a"